The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday, winning an unprecedented third Super Bowl in five seasons.

Their most difficult game en route to another ring came two weeks ago, when the Patriots needed overtime to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-31 at Arrowhead Stadium.

It goes without saying that game could have gone either way. New England won the coin toss prior to the extra period, subsequently converting multiple third-and-longs on a game-winning touchdown drive that prevented newly-minted league MVP Patrick Mahomes from ever touching the ball after the fourth quarter.

Reasonable minds can disagree whether or not Kansas City was the second-best team in football this season.

But updated odds for the winner of Super Bowl LIV certainly support the notion that the Patriots and Chiefs should enter 2019 as favorites to win the Lombardi trophy, according to BetOnline.ag.

The Rams and New Orleans Saints possess the third and fourth-highest odds, respectively, to win next year's Super Bowl, and results of last month's championship weekend make it easy to see why.

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The NFC title game was just as if not more so competitive than its AFC counterpart, also being decided in overtime after a controversial no-call on Los Angeles defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman forced New Orleans to settle for a field goal in regulation.

The Patriots, Chiefs, Rams, and Saints were a cut above the rest of the league all season long in 2018.

It was hardly a surprise when they emerged as the last four teams standing in the postseason, and just as unsurprising when each conference title game came down to overtime.

Are we in for more chalk come next year's playoffs?

The odds-makers certainly seem to think so.